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Georgia plays at Auburn on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.
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Team Statistical Comparison
FG%
3PT%
FT%
ORB
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
Georgia
0.467
0.326
0.724
155
591
202
79
89
226
Georgia OPP
0.387
0.296
0.690
181
504
166
96
36
164
Auburn
0.453
0.350
0.667
216
547
231
141
87
191
Auburn OPP
0.414
0.351
0.698
152
483
160
85
45
288
NCAA RPI
Georgia: 70
Auburn: 23
Georgia Roster
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NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
#0
William Jackson II
G
6′-4″
185
SR
Athens, GA
#1
Teshaun Hightower
G
6′-4″
190
SO
Lithonia, GA
#2
Jordan Harris
G
6′-4″
190
JR
Iron City, GA
#4
Tyree Crump
G
6′-1″
185
JR
Bainbridge, GA
#5
JoJo Toppin
F
6′-6″
190
FR
Norcross, GA
#10
Jack Herring
F
6′-8″
210
FR
Memphis, TN
#11
Christian Harrison
G
6′-4″
200
SR
Atlanta, GA
#13
E’Torrion Wilridge
F
6′-6″
220
SR
Beaumont, TX
#14
Tye Fagan
G
6′-3″
185
FR
Thomaston, GA
#20
Rayshaun Hammonds
F
6′-8″
235
SO
Norcross, GA
#24
Connor O’Neill
F
6′-6″
220
SR
Roswell, GA
#25
Amanze Ngumezi
F
6′-9″
245
FR
Savannah, GA
#32
Mike Edwards
F
6′-9″
235
SR
Westland, MI
#33
Nicolas Claxton
F
6′-11″
220
SO
Greenville, SC
#34
Derek Ogbeide
F
6′-9″
250
SR
Atlanta, GA
#43
Ignas Sargiunas
G
6′-5″
205
FR
Kaunas, Lithuania
Auburn Roster
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NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
#0
Horace Spencer
F
6′-8″
225
SR
Philadelphia, PA
#1
Jared Harper
G
5′-11″
175
JR
Mableton, GA
#2
Bryce Brown
G
6′-3″
198
SR
Stone Mountain, GA
#3
Danjel Purifoy
F
6′-7″
230
JR
Centreville, AL
#4
Malik Dunbar
G
6′-6″
230
SR
North Augusta, SC
#5
Chuma Okeke
F
6′-8″
230
SO
Atlanta, GA
#10
Samir Doughty
G
6′-4″
195
JR
Philadelphia, PA
#12
J’Von McCormick
G
6′-0″
175
JR
Katy, TX
#14
Preston Cook
G
6′-4″
190
FR
Auburn, AL
#20
Myles Parker
F
6′-8″
200
FR
Madison, AL
#21
Devontae Williams
G
6′-5″
215
JR
Opp, AL
#22
Will Macoy
G
6′-4″
200
JR
Birmingham, AL
#23
Jamal Johnson
G
6′-4″
185
SO
Birmingham, AL
#24
Anfernee McLemore
F
6′-7″
220
JR
Warwick, GA
#25
Brett Easterling
G
6′-1″
170
SO
Tallahassee, FL
#33
Chase Maasdorp
G
6′-0″
170
FR
Lakewood Ranch, FL
#41
Cole Blackstock
F
6′-9″
260
SR
Killen, AL
#50
Austin Wiley
C
6′-11″
260
JR
Hoover, AL
#54
Thomas Collier
F
6′-9″
215
JR
Birmingham, AL
Georgia Schedule/Results
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DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
Nov 9
vs Savannah State
W 110-76
Nov 13
at Temple
L 81-77
Nov 16
vs Sam Houston
W 75-64
Nov 19*
vs Illinois State
W 80-68
Nov 20*
vs. Georgia
L 64-49
Nov 21*
vs. Georgia State
L 91-67
Nov 27
vs Kennesaw State
W 84-51
Dec 3
vs Texas Southern
W 92-75
Dec 15
vs Arizona State
L 76-74
Dec 18
vs Oakland
W 81-69
Dec 22
at Georgia Tech
W 70-59
Dec 30
vs UMass
W 91-72
Jan 5
at Tennessee
L 96-50
Jan 9
vs Vanderbilt
W 82-63
Jan 12
at Auburn
Jan 15
vs Kentucky
Jan 19
vs Florida
Jan 23
at LSU
Jan 26
vs Texas
Jan 29
at Arkansas
Feb 2
vs South Carolina
Feb 6
at Alabama
Feb 9
vs Ole Miss
Feb 12
at Texas A&M
Feb 16
vs LSU
Feb 20
vs Mississippi State
Feb 23
at Ole Miss
Feb 27
vs Auburn
Mar 2
at Florida
Mar 6
vs Missouri
Mar 9
at South Carolina
Auburn Schedule/Results
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DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
Nov 6
vs South Alabama
W 101-58
Nov 9
vs Washington
W 88-66
Nov 14
vs Miss. College
W 103-52
Nov 19*
at Xavier
W 88-79
Nov 20*
vs. Duke
L 78-72
Nov 21*
vs. Arizona
W 73-57
Nov 28
vs St Peter’s
W 99-49
Dec 4
vs UNC Asheville
W 67-41
Dec 8
vs Dayton
W 82-72
Dec 15*
at UAB
W 75-71
Dec 19
at NC State
L 78-71
Dec 22
vs Murray State
W 93-88
Dec 29
vs North Florida
W 95-49
Jan 9
at Ole Miss
L 82-67
Jan 12
vs Georgia
Jan 16
at Texas A&M
Jan 19
vs Kentucky
Jan 22
at South Carolina
Jan 26
at Mississippi State
Jan 30
vs Missouri
Feb 2
vs Alabama
Feb 5
vs Florida
Feb 9
at LSU
Feb 13
vs Ole Miss
Feb 16
at Vanderbilt
Feb 20
vs Arkansas
Feb 23
at Kentucky
Feb 27
at Georgia
Mar 2
vs Mississippi State
Mar 5
at Alabama
Mar 9
vs Tennessee
Georgia-Auburn Prediction
This game comes down to a very simple question: Is Georgia good enough to go into Auburn and push the Tigers to 0-2 in the SEC? Auburn’s loss at Ole Miss was a rusty performance. The Tigers sat around for a week and a half without any game activity. This was their first game of 2019. Their most recent game had been Dec. 29, a cupcake game against North Florida. Auburn hadn’t played a challenging game since the days before Christmas at North Carolina State, and it looked awful then. The Tigers know they need to get going if they want to have any chance of keeping pace with Tennessee, the unquestioned favorite in the conference. Georgia has to play a special game to win in Auburn under these circumstances. Don’t expect it. Auburn 83, Georgia 71 . (Matt Zemek)
This game tips off at 4 ET, 3 CT, on ESPN2
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